Hear, hear. I don't like this change one bit. It makes using custom portraits too much of a hassle. Some old custom portraits I had played v1.3 without problems show up as blank black spaces, I have … (View Post)

Cons:Blocked by the shield spell, which every enemy mage in scs (unless kitted as an enchanter) has as a prebuff. Works well in the vanilla game, though. Also, since charm person has +3 to save, enem… (View Post)

ToB dragons are supposed to be immune to slay effects, IIRC, but I may be wrong. SoA dragons were not immune to instant death effects. Ravager+6 is the terrifying beast of a weapon that offers no sav… (View Post)

Asssasination HLA will make every hit a backstab, for the duration. It still requires a weapon usable by a pure thief, though. And immune enemies will still be immune. One effective tactic of an epic… (View Post)

Magic shielding is excellent against enemy mages and beholders...until it gets dispelled. They can not hold, slow, confuse, charm, disintegrate, petrify or finger (of death) you as long as shielding … (View Post)